The 1804 Garden, originally exhibited at the RHS Flower Show Tatton Park in 2023, has been relocated to The Harbour, a mental health hospital in Blackpool.

Designed by Carolyn Hardern and Jon Jarvis, the garden which was awarded a Silver medal at the 2023 show, opened last week during a ribbon cutting event at the hospital.

Scaled down to accommodate its new location, the garden boasts four curved wooden benches, a selection of Acer trees, and more than 500 plants and flowers.

The original reflection pond and spherical steel sculpture, built by Foxes Bench, has also been retained and positioned at the heart of the garden.

Chief executive officer at Lancashire and South Cumbria NHS Foundation Trust, Chris Oliver says the garden will be “invaluable” for the hospital’s mental health inpatients, families, careers and colleagues.

“We all know the role that being outdoors and connecting with nature has on wellbeing – from reducing stress to improving mood and aiding rehabilitation. The garden will strengthen our sense of community, something we are extremely passionate about, by providing a therapeutic environment for social connection for patients and our colleagues alike.”

Design duo Hardern and Jarvis, who in partnership with Alan Nugent founded the not-for-profit organisation Constructing Minds with Nature, won Best in Show at RHS Tatton back in 2022 for their Constructing Minds show garden.